Wardrobe-trunk.



R. C. WCCANN.

WARDROBE RUNK.

APPLICATION man mm1. 19u.

Ptttnttd Sept. 3, 1918 ROY CABELL IVICCANN, 0F PETERSBURG, VIRGINIA, ASSIGNR 'lO VIRGINIA TRUNK &. BAG COMPANY, OF PETERSBURG, -'IRl'JrINIA, A CORPORATION OF VIRGINIA.

wAnDnoBn-TRUNK.

Specicaton of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 3, 1918.

Application filedV November 7, 1917. Serial No. 200,754.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ROY CABELL MGCANN,

into said trunks and taking them out of the same, which will be comparatively inexpensive to manufacture and more efficient in action than those heretofore proposed.

Vith these and other objects in view the invention consists in the novel details of construction and combinations of parts more fully hereinafter disclosed and particularly pointed out in the claims.

Referring to the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification in which like numerals designate like parts in all the views:

Figure l is a diagrammatic elevational view of a part of a trunk opened out and showing this invention in place therein;

Fig. 2 is a sectional view of the parts shown in Fig. l with the cover of the trunk closed;

Fig. 3 is a diagrammatic partially sectional view partly broken awayv of the parts shown in Fig. l; and

Fig. 4 is a perspective view partially broken away, of the parts shown in Fig. 3.

l indicates the body of the trunk, 2 an end thereof, 3 any suitable support but preferably of the slide construction shown secured to said end 2, 4 a sliding member carried by the support 3, and held therein as by the inwardly extending flanges 5, leaving a way or slot through which the depending stop pin 6 carried by the rear end of said slide 4 travels as will be readily understood.

The forward end of said slide carries the depending supporting rod 7 and extending across said slot between said piu 6 and rod 7 is the stop or limiting member 8 which also serves to support and secure said member 3 as best shown in Fig. 2. The rod 7 is preferably rigid with the slide 4, and provided with an enlarged head 9 at its lower end. A

frame member 10 is pivotally supported on said rod and head as by means of the pivoting straps or members 1l and l2, rigid with said frame at or about midway of its length, and said strap l2 and head 9 take substantially the entire weight of said trame, hangers l5, and clothes carried thereby as will more fully appear below. The 'frame may be of such a length that it tits snugly inside the trunk when pushed in as illustrated in Figs. 1 and 2, and it carries at or near each end thereoil the brackets 14 preferably braced as at 16 to support the clothes hangers l5. The upper edges of the brackets 14 are curved as shown to permit the hangers l5 to rest and slide thereon, and their outer ends are provided with the stops '1 7 to hold said hangers in place.

The stop pin 6 is located at such a distance from the pivot or rod 7 that when the slide 4 is fully pulled out as shown in Figs. 3 and 4, said frame and brackets may be swung through an angle of 180o and thus bring the hangers l5 to such a position that they may be readily lifted from their said supports 14. The slide 4 further carries a stop 18 against which said frame takes when in both positions, and therefore, the operator can with great celerity turn the frame and clothes through an angle of 180O either preparatory to closing the trunk or preparatory to removing the clothes from the trunk. That is to say, supposing the parts to be in the position shown in Fig. 4, the frame 10 and any clothes hangers and clothes that may be carried thereby may be sharply turned into the position shown in Fig. 3, when the stop 18 limits the motion. From this last named position, the parts may be quickly forced into the position shown in Fig. 2, when the stop 8 takes against the rod 7, and again limits the motion so that the cover 2O may be closed snugly against the frame and the parts thus securely held during shipment. l/Vhen the trunk is opened again the parts may be quickly slid out until the stop 6 limits the motion, and then turned through an angle of 180o until the stop 18 limits the motion. So it results that this invention enables one to pack and unpack his trunk in a minimum of time. The members 16 not only strengthen the parts, but they serve asside frames to keep the clothes from spreading beyond the sides of the trunk.

It is obvious that those skilled in the art may Vary the details of construction as Well as the arrangement of parts without departing from the spirit of the invention and therefore, I do not wish to be limited -to the above disclosure except may be lrequired by the claims.

What I claim is:-

1. In a trunk the combination oit a snpport rigid with said trunk; a slide carried by said support having a depending stop at one end and a depending supporting rod and a depending stop pin at its other end; a supporting and limiting member at one end of said support, against which said depending stop may take; a Supporting frame swiveled on said depending supporting rod and adapted to be limited in its movements by said depending stop pin; and parallel supportin g arms carried by said frame, sub stantially as described.

2. In a trunk `the combination of a support rigid with said trunk; a slide Carried by said support having a depending stop at one end and a depend-ing supporting rod and a depending stop pin at its other end; a supporting and limiting member at one end of said support against which said depending stop may take; a supporting frame swiveled on said depending supporting rod and adaptedto belimited in its movements by said depending stop pin; parallel snp portingarms carried by said lramexhaving 'free endsprovided withbracing supporting members, and Withlimiting stops, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I aliix my signature,

in presence; or" two Witnesses.

ROY CABELL MCCAN N.

`Witnesses;

II. C. MINETRBE, F. F. WVHLTTLE.

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